Learn positive proactive approaches to challenging behaviors that focus on building social and emotional skills with infants and toddlers.

These four Teacher Time episodes focus on supporting the four sub-domains of the ELOF Approaches to Learning domain with infants, toddlers, and their families.

Explore strategies to support staff and families in navigating transitions, with a focus on relationship-building during times of change.

Discover how home visiting sets the stage for close, trusting relationships and why it is a critical element in any program designed to support families' and children's development.

Learn about the “why,” “what,” and “how” of individualizing care for infants and toddlers. Find related Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS), additional resources, and reflection questions to use with staff and other program leaders.

Learn why individualizing care is important for infants and toddlers, including dual language learners and children with disabilities.

Explore ways to support STEAM learning for infants and toddlers. In each episode, find an overview of the STEM component and tips for using art to help children explore concepts and skills.

Learn about benefits of outdoor time for infants and toddlers. Find suggestions for creating outdoor play spaces, safety considerations, and strategies and policies to support quality infant-toddler programming.

Learn about ways to observe infants and toddlers—a key part of the ongoing child assessment cycle. Explore strategies to support this important component of quality infant and toddler care.

Use this resource to support staff as they help infants and toddlers develop the characteristics and skills they will need for later success in school and life.